It’s a sunny day in May, and I see Michael Urie’s toothy smile before I’ve even opened the glass door to the City Performance Hall. He’s home from New York City for the weekend, quietly hosting press conferences before heading to Austin for a wedding. The tour of his hit…
It’s the end of our night. I’ve had about as much performance art as I could stomach and now I’m in a little tiny room with a very large man, attempting to wrestle him for a chance at a handful of what I am promised is $500. Dollar bills are…
The Dallas Theater Center’s version of Les Miserables has turned quite a few heads for its contemporary take on the classic tale of the French Revolution. Director Liesl Tommy’s politically charged update has earned comparisons to Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring. The musical when placed in a modern…
Traffic is lighter on the roads, the sun is hotter, and the words “back to school” are popping up on advertisements throughout the city. It must be August. An easier way to learn this might’ve been looking at a calendar, which would also point out that the weekend is arriving…
Before computers gave us the ability to copy paste, it was happening in real life. This is how most technology comes to exist: expediting the human experience. But some artists resist the shortcuts, instead using their hands to copy paste things into collages. Kirk Hopper Fine Art is letting these…
What’s so great about ballet? If you’re not swept away by the tutus, the pink-ribboned shoes, or the graceful athleticism of the dancers, it might be difficult to convince you of the art form’s merit. But by god, you are missing out. We recommend opening your mind for just one…
There is something eerie and beautiful about the song “Pure Imagination.” Of course, the story of Willy Wonka’s disciplinary chocolate factory bears its own creepy portrayal of strangers with candy. And the song, with lyrics about viewing paradise in “the world of my creation” has inspired quite a few remakes…
Plenty of art doesn’t belong inside the halls of a museum. There are sculptures too large for the ceilings; paintings better suited for the outdoors; and performances for the streets. (Wo)manorial’s latest exhibition breaks the tradition of white-walled encasement in more ways than one. Inside)(Outside started online earlier this month,…
When musicals make the trek from the Great White Way to the silver screen, it’s likely they’ll find a way back to the stage. There is no better publicity than a two-and-a-half-hour blockbuster film. Currently in the Arts District, the Dallas Theater Center mounts a reinterpretation of Les Misérables —…
“Picture it, Dallas, Texas.” The wind-ups in Candy Barr’s Last Dance at Theatre Three are something worthy of Sophia Petrillo. And perhaps The Golden Girls is the best foundation for understanding a comedy about aging women, sitting around a kitchen table, laughing over scandalous memories. Despite the popularity of that…
Erin Cluley, exhibitions director of the Dallas Contemporary, announced this week that she would be opening an eponymous gallery in Trinity Groves. And the narrative emerging (via CultureMap Dallas & Glasstire) is that we have a psychic to thank for the development. Certainly it’s true that when Cluley sat down…
“Picture it, Dallas, Texas.” The wind-ups in Candy Barr’s Last Dance at Theatre Three are something worthy of Sophia Petrillo. And perhaps The Golden Girls is the best foundation for understanding a comedy about aging women, sitting around a kitchen table, laughing over scandalous memories. Despite the popularity of that…
When musicals make the trek from the Great White Way to the silver screen, it’s likely they’ll find a way back to the stage. There is no better publicity than a 21/2 hour blockbuster film. Currently in the Arts District, the Dallas Theater Center mounts a reinterpretation of Les Miserables…
Local band Home by Hovercraft has a flair for the dramatic. You hear it in their music’s melodious swelling and Seth Magill’s resonant vocals; It comes across in their live shows with the use of unconventional instruments, i.e. clogging as percussion; and last year, the band wrote and performed in…
Dallas is the city everyone wants to leave. Well, artists at least. Most people dream of Los Angeles or New York City, or maybe Chicago. But the widely-belief is that anywhere is better than this city, especially during August. Take Sally Glass, for example, who earned her MFA at UTD…
Meet, Candy Barr. One of the mid-20th century’s most infamous strippers, known for teaching movie stars how to tease, all the while teasing some notorious men herself. She’s the subject of the sexy, funny new play by Ronnie Claire Edwards, Candy Barr’s Last Dance, which previews at Theatre Three this…
Michael Bay loves ‘splosions. His first words were probably “I wanna ‘splode;” he’s the Ricky Bobby of blowing shit up. This isn’t blogger hyperbole either. He’ll often say in interviews that as a child in Los Angeles, his interest in filmmaking dates back to the time he was grounded after…
It’s all shapes and colors from the outside and even though you’ve been told not to judge a book by its cover, in the case of The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, your assumptions will be fulfilled within. The art on display almost always feels like a psychedelic trip,…
Many a love letter has been written to the short play. If it’s a bad play, the 60-minute run time gives a quick release from shoddy dialogue, or accents that need tuning. If it’s a good play, it leaves you wanting more. Plus the actors and the audience won’t have…
The word arena might usually conjure images of tall men in brightly colored uniforms, dribbling an orange ball down a court. Trade the men for women, the uniforms for outfits, and just ditch the balls entirely, and you’ve got a pretty good idea of The Fashion Opera’s next event, Fashion…
Sure, Dallas might be at a disadvantage without easy access to the coasts, but it’s smack dab between Los Angeles and New York, which for this weekend proves lucky. A two-part exhibition, Lifetime Personal Fantasies, LLC, features the work of LA-based artist Keith J. Varadi and NY-based Michael Kennedy Costa…
Like a fine wine and a good cheese, no one complains about pairing art and music. What could be better than wiling the hot summer hours away in an artist’s studio, listening to some jams, and sipping on a cold beer you picked up from the corner store. Sound like…
